Today I am wearing my latest vintage find: black Levi’s 501. It had been ages since I went vintage shopping, last time was in London looking for this exact model but I was unable to find any that fit just right. Now almost a year later, I was able to find this awesome pair here in Madrid and I am beyond happy with it. I don’t know why black jeans are so hard to find, I have struggled so much to find the perfect pair you can’t even begin to imagine. I have bought and sold because none quite do it for me, until I found this one pair. Since it was really long I went for the “cut it yourself”, in hopes of a nice fray with wear, I much rather do that, than have them professionally shortened, my experience has been awful with alterations, and now I only buy jeans that fit my height which is hard, but rewarding. This pair however, being vintage and so low in price became the perfect candidate for a DIY cut.